The bearer admission control method includes: when an MeNB needs to perform bearer separation with an SeNB with respect to an identical UE, sending, by the MeNB, an SeNB addition request message to the SeNB, the SeNB addition request message carrying information about a list of E-RABs corresponding to the UE to be admitted by the SeNB and indication information indicating whether or not data is to be distributed for the bearer in a specific direction, the specific direction being an uplink or a downlink direction; and receiving, by the MeNB, a feedback message from the SeNB to acquire a bearer admission result of the SeNB, configuring, by the MeNB, connection for the UE in the case that the MeNB has accepted the bearer admission result of the SeNB, and otherwise, sending, by the MeNB, a message for rejecting the bearer admission result of the SeNB to the SeNB.